When he publicly defended her coaching ability

“A lot of people criticised me for working with her and I think so far this week we have showed women can be very good coaches as well,” he said.

“I would say it was a brave choice from her and hopefully I can repay her in a few days”.

When he called for more women on centre court at Wimbledon

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He said earlier this week: ″[They] need to maybe find a way of allowing for an equal split of the men’s and women’s matches across the tournament rather than just looking at one day. If there’s better matches on the women’s side than the men’s side, you can flip it. If there’s better matches on the men’s side, then that has to go first, as well.”

When he showed his support to get more women in sport

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“I’ve actually become very passionate about getting more women in sport, giving women more opportunities,” he said in an interview with Red Bulletin. “When I was younger, I wasn’t thinking about stuff like that. But now I’ve seen it with my own eyes, it’s quite amazing how few female coaches there are across any sport.”

When he paid thanks the women in his family

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“I came to tennis thanks to my mother. I always had a very close relationship with my grandmothers. I’ve always been surrounded by women,” he said in the L’Equipe blog post. “I find it easier to talk to them. I find it easier to open up to them.”

When he declared himself a feminist

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“Have I become a feminist? Well, if being a feminist is about fighting so that a woman is treated like a man then yes, I suppose I have,” he wrote in the blog post.